"mannvitsbrekka" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Icelandic]

IPA: /ˈmanː.vɪtsˌprɛhka/
Etymology: From mannvit (“sense, knowledge”) + brekka. The meaning of the second constituent has not fully been determined, but is possibly used as a emphatic suffix to mean “a paragon of wisdom”. Found in archaic speech, two women have the nickname mannvitsbrekka in Landnámabók (“The Book of Settlements”) The oldest example of the word from later usage is from 1915, but it is generally used sarcastically. Etymology templates: {{af|is|mannvit|brekka|t1=sense, knowledge}} mannvit (“sense, knowledge”) + brekka, {{webofscience|1034|Hver er uppruni orðsins mannvitsbrekka og hvar kemur það fyrst fyrir?|Where does the word “mannvitsbrekka” come from and where did it originate?}} Icelandic Web of Science: Hver er uppruni orðsins mannvitsbrekka og hvar kemur það fyrst fyrir? (“Where does the word “mannvitsbrekka” come from and where did it originate?”) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} mannvitsbrekka f (genitive singular mannvitsbrekku, nominative plural mannvitsbrekkur) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|@b}} Forms: mannvitsbrekku [genitive, singular], mannvitsbrekkur [nominative, plural], feminine [table-tags], mannvitsbrekka [indefinite, nominative, singular], mannvitsbrekkan [definite, nominative, singular], mannvitsbrekkur [indefinite, nominative, plural], mannvitsbrekkurnar [definite, nominative, plural], mannvitsbrekku [accusative, indefinite, singular], mannvitsbrekkuna [accusative, definite, singular], mannvitsbrekkur [accusative, indefinite, plural], mannvitsbrekkurnar [accusative, definite, plural], mannvitsbrekku [dative, indefinite, singular], mannvitsbrekkunni [dative, definite, singular], mannvitsbrekkum [dative, indefinite, plural], mannvitsbrekkunum [dative, definite, plural], mannvitsbrekku [genitive, indefinite, singular], mannvitsbrekkunnar [definite, genitive, singular], mannvitsbrekkna [genitive, indefinite, plural], mannvitsbrekknanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. genius; a sarcastic way of referring to a person's wit Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mannvitsbrekka-is-noun-X0CUzp0x Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic nouns declined using scraped base declensions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Icelandic nouns declined using scraped base declensions: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
  2. (nickname, archaic) a hill of man's wit, a paragon of wisdom Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-mannvitsbrekka-is-noun-SXYRbZW8
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